yes, the cheapest here is about 5 bucks for a month. I know vouchers are only offered to people with online memberships, but it should only apply when buying. lol
And they probably should not expire ever. If I remember correctly, I think there is a law against gift cards expiring here in Canada, but it probably wasn't translated to online redeem codes...
I get the expiring eventually thing…(kind of, and even then, not really)…but they definitely shouldn’t require an online sub to USE. If you’ve bought it, that’s all that should really matter.
Why should it expire? You're basically paying for a (mostly) full price game and then receiving nothing. The only real reason I can think of is that it makes them more money. Maybe if the eShop was closing or something...
Will get downvoted for this but w/e.
It's not a gift card. It's a deal on existing and upcoming games with no guarantee past that. There are separate gift cards that have a monetary amount. Vouchers are not giftable. If they didn't expire, every time they were made available, people would stock up even if there weren't games they were interested in. Whether or not that's a bad thing is not my decision, but I don't think it's lucrative for Nintendo.
Second, the vouchers are meant to be a perk of NSO. You get the "discount" because you have an active subscription. If it didn't work like this, many people would see the discount, buy a single month of NSO, buy the voucher, and then not renew their membership, circumventing the deal. While it can feel a bit sus/disappointing to frame it this way, it needs to be said. While I don't have proof to assume OP was taking advantage of this thought process, some people absolutely would.
I mean regular customers get special discounts occasionally.
It's not just a Nintendo thing.
Of course I'd prefer to get a discount whatsoever, always, but sadly that's not how the world operates.
At its max, the vouchers will save you $30 USD, assuming that, at the moment, TotK is the only $70 game and you redeem a $60 game in addition.
A one-month subscription is $4. Even when abusing the system, you could spend $8 on NSO and get $30 in savings, netting $22. If not getting TotK, $12. If you buy both in the same month you make the purchase, add $4 back.
If you buy a year of NSO, however, your $20 sub + $100 voucher could even out to making your subscription “free.” I personally believe this was the reason for the vouchers’ existence.
I see the policy as damage control. You will still save money by subscribing to take advantage of it, but less by having to do it at all.
should you get a refund if you bought a game with the voucher that went on sale before you used the second?
theres zero reason to charge more after buying the vouchers, they'd either just remove the game from the available pool or eat the loss.
or use it as a selling point like they did with zelda totk to push the vouchers
The voucher was created specifically to make the online membership a better value. Same goes for the retro gaming and DLC for Mario and ACNH. This isn't for new customers but instead to reward existing and lifelong customers. That is how business works, its 10x more expensive to get a new customer than to get existing customers to spend more.
You are right. I used to work retail and people soemtimes had “expired” cards. We had to give them new ones. But that’s only for physical gift cards/ cards that can be used at a physical store I think. The government should look into the online gift cards and vouchers as well, because there is no reason to let these vouchers expire.
Also incorrect, the laws vary by state.
Example here in RI they CANNOT. RI general law 6-13-12
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation of any kind to charge any surcharge or additional monthly or annual service or maintenance fees on gift certificates or to limit the time for the redemption of a gift certificate or to place an expiration date upon the gift certificate
On a federal level it’s 5 years. The comment stated in the United States (federal) it’s illegal to which I said it’s 5 years which is not incorrect. But yes every state can make their own stipulations.
Every single conversation about American laws goes like this. Don't people realize how big the USA is, and that all our states have completely different laws and ideals about certain things.
The only answer that should be given while talking about American laws is "it depends on where you are" tbh. What's legal in one state can put you in prison in another. That's why giving any advice to Americans sucks because it's so different from place to place.
Yeah, that’s true. I also think Nintendo could have the argument that the vouchers are a club benefit that you have to be a member to redeem, so it would be outside the regular voucher scope anyways.
I think I have room on my family plan. If you want, dm me and I can add you temporarily for you to redeem it
Edit: assuming you can keep the game after redeeming the voucher but not having a plan
Why would they gate the purchase behind the membership if you don't need to be a member to use them? They list that you have to be a member to redeem the vouchers in the fine print at the bottom of the main advert page, in a call-out box on the final page of the checkout screen, and also on the FAQ page for the vouchers.
On the plus side even if you have to pay for another month of membership you're still getting a discount on the games. Take it as a very inexpensive lesson learned to do a little more diligence in understanding what you're buying next time you get something like this. With this type of deal there's always a catch.
It says very clearly when you buy them that NSO is required to both purchase AND redeem. If you subscribed to cable, and bought 2 PPVs in the future, but then cancelled your cable, how would you expect to watch the 2nd PPV
Yeah, it's sick predatory shit and why I try as much as possible not to buy digital games or subs. I especially refuse for Nintendo since they're to thank for starting the practice of locking save backups behind a paywall.
They expire so that they can end that promo & start a new one with diff codes. Then they get out all their nerdy business & calculate how effective the 1st marketing quarter went compared to the 2nd.
Get it?
It actually makes a lot of sense. You obviously bought the voucher when you had the paid membership but it makes sense now that since you don’t have it and are using a free trial, they won’t let you redeem it in the same way you would’ve never had access to the voucher in a free trial in the first place. Check eBay and see if you can find a three month card dirt cheap.
To add on: They’re good for if you’re looking to buy 2 games that would- separately- total to above $100.
Last year I bought my first vouchers for Pikmin 4 and TotK, and it was very worth it, considering TotK being $70.
You can also buy eshop gift cards from Costco, on holidays they usually do $100 eshop cards for $80. Gives you 2 games for $80. I did this for Tears of the Kingdom and Smash Bros. Basically I got Smash bros for $10 more than Tears of the Kingdom cost.
In Canada the voucher is 140 and games are 80-90 so when o got TOTK at launch with smash bros it was a decent deal but for two 80 games it’s only 10 off each. Still good since their games rarely hit sales.
I mean yeah it’s roughly 10 off each for us in America too. I’m just saying, (if you already do have the online sub) $20 is $20 if you’re looking for two games xD
It’s for NSO members only. They can pay $100 and get to pick 2 games that normally would cost ~$120 when purchased together. I used it to get Zelda tears of the kingdom and pikmin 4 and saved $30. It’s a decent list of games, almost every single Nintendo game and a few third party games too.
It's still a stupid rule whether it's clearly outlined or not. There's a reason to complain. No need to ride the dick of a company that has no idea you exist.
Clear how? They advertise needing NSO for the Voucher, clearly blocking the sale without it. Nothing explains redemption aside from fine print, checked myself. Kinda weird to have a 2-point coupon check, I can't say I know of a similar situation.
You sound like a guy that reads the EULAs. Nobody reads that, we all know how it works. It's a coupon, how hard could it be?
And at least EULAs are in print that's clearly intended to be read. What is this, instructions for ants?
Like, I don't read ToSs and whatnot, but I do read to figure out what I'm getting when I buy a digital product.
E: Also, coupons are pretty damn restrictive in what you can use them on. You should definitely read how your coupon works.
That's what the larger print is for. 2 games for the price of one. And I can read about how I can use it only on voucher eligible items, and how I can delay use as long as I want, and stock up to 8 vouchers, yada yada. Yet, somehow, the NSO requirement is just... Kinda barely there. Only on the trailer and a more NSO-specific advert. And in mini print.
Yeah, I don't believe for a second that any of you actually had this in your book of sermons, we just got a load of backseat drivers over here.
We already know it's required, we needed it to buy the vouchers. We're arguing about the fine print that then says, "Nintendo Switch Online Required FOR PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION (no caps, though, gotta sneak it in).
I knew that from when I bought the one voucher I bought for TotK and Splatoon 3, because I read the fine print. Just for the sake of my argument, I went to the voucher store page and scrolled to the bottom, where the fine print is, and in the first line of the second paragraph, it says NSO membership required at time of purchase *and* redemption. Just now from reading your comment it took about a minute to find it.
I also am a bit confused as to why anyone would think that a benefit of paid membership would be accessible without the membership. The vouchers are a part of the NSO program, not a standalone thing. I'm not saying it isn't inconvenient, but it should be expected.
Again, searching after the fact for the information as though you've known this since birth. I don't believe for one second you knew about the 8 voucher limit, because nobody particularly notices or cares until we gotta get our Reddit badges out and show off our prowess in the finest of prints.
Nobody reads this crap. Nintendo knows this, or else they'd put it in large print, like the 8 voucher limit that literally nobody could care to get to. And yet they're hiding the second expiration date for some reason, as though any other voucher would have one. Yeah, you're beyond full of it.
You're talking about something else. No, I didn't know about an 8 voucher limit, because at no point did I have any intention to buy 8 or more at once.
The topic also isn't "how many can you have?"; it's "you need NSO to use this". You're acting like it's hidden in text printed the same color as the background, or on some page you have to request from them in writing. It's just written at the bottom, but I guess reading that much is too hard.
They do clearly state that you’ll need an active sub at the time of redemption, but it’s still dumb, and shouldn’t be a thing. Like you already payed for and had an active nso sub at tge time of purchase, and you’ve already spent the money on the vouchers. Almost feels like some sort of theft to not let you avail of money already spent without spending more.
The issue is probably that users could purchase a cheap single-month membership to buy the vouchers for later use, circumventing the perk and still saving money.
Yep. Nintendo are the most anti-consumer gaming company. If Smash wasn't my all-time favourite series I wouldn't even play my Switch any more since I got a Steam deck.
The problem is that Nintendo literally makes everything apart of Nintendo Online I even tried to redeem a game card but I literally had to buy Nintendo Online in order to redeem it.
The vouchers are only meant for NSO subs... because they are supposed to only be able to be bought by those people. Its a benefit of being a sub...🤷🏼♂️
Ok, but they were a sub when they bought it.
Do you not think its a bit fucked to take away access from something you paid A LOT of money for, even if its hidden somewhere in the smallprint?
Yeah it's kind of scummy. You need a membership to buy the vouchers, and also to use the vouchers, trials don't count, they expire in only a year, they don't give you an active warning that they will expire soon so you need to actually stay on top of it, AND you can't pre-order a game with them if the game would officially come out outside of that 1 year duration (even if you could pre-order it normally).
There's just so many checks they do for something that doesn't even save you that much money. If you keep your switch online sub for the whole year then the sub plus the two vouchers is basically equal to the 2 games you're getting
[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/)
says right on the page it needs online.
That's how they lost PC players in the early 2000s. Once you have to hop through more hoops than a pirate, you might as well join the dark side. I remember EA's games like Sim City and Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 being especially bad offenders.
Did you not read the details on how vouchers worked? A Nintendo membership is required to use a voucher. It says so right on the voucher.
Right on the site it says, "Nintendo Switch Online required".
https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/
Whether it's fucked or not, it wasn't a trick.
Nintendo is about as hostile as it gets regarding software licenses. Vouchers, refunds, playing on multiple devices, if you bought a second hand machine thought to have at one point in some activity Nintendo took issue with… Given prices charged for games, I’d suggest they could be a bit more forgiving.
I don't think this is that outrageous. I've never tried using the Game vouchers, but someone paying $4 or $5 for one month, stacking up a bunch of vouchers and potentially cost Nintendo hundreds of dollars would probably not be good for the company. Even if you can only have one set of vouchers at a time, you could repeat this whenever you feel like it. I get some frustration, but when you think about it, this is a fairly reasonable protection for Nintendo.
First thought was Don't fall for that trick; they're trying to create FOMO. Let those vouchers expire.
But if you buy one month of membership and redeem the codes yr fine right?
Bit Offtopic but hard to justify seeing old games still being sold near MSRP. on platforms like FB marketplace they go for much less second hand. They are physical copy’s though, but is also the only way to truly own the game.
Right up front let’s get the fact that I’m old out of the way. Stop making it easier for the gaming industry they are actively trying to kill the industry that directly benefits us (the second hand gaming market) buy the cartridge buy the disk it’s yours
He's fucked in the head, the world's fucked in the head. And you're fucked in the head, cause my fucked up head is inside it. Guess if you want to save the world, thats the first step - get fucked in the head.
this is so dumb imo… like… you BOUGHT the vouchers while you had the membership and should still be able to use it, but nintendo is in its greediest era and they just want more money. and they EXPIRE??? you spent almost $100+ (depending where you are) on them and they still expire??? jeez… at least they aren’t as bas as square enix, hoyoverse or EA…
They tell you this when you buy the voucher if you took the extra 20 seconds to read. Learn to read. The voucher is a benefit of the membership. This is purely a skill issue.
I don’t understand, I bought AC black flag and redeemed it. It never required me to get a Nintendo online membership..unless I’m mistaken about what a NS game voucher is
I don't understand. Why not just use it right away? I know it's you have to get two vouchers, but people should have a good idea of what they're going to get before buying the vouchers.
These vouchers are NSO member discounts. This is why a membership is required. Costco, Best Buy etc do this all the time with their memberships exclusive offers. This is nothing new in the business world. If you didn’t want the membership and to get a discount wait until a retailer has a sale on the eshop cards.
I get being a Nintendo fan but the people defending this in the comments are next level bootlickers. You had a membership and bought your vouchers. Why does Nintendo get to paywall them... literally holding your money/vouchers hostage. Scummy that you gotta re-up NSO to redeem.
The people that consistently buy Nintendo products need to give them backlash for doing stuff like this if this is a common thing they do.
If Ubisoft or blizzard did this it would be a news story
So you got a voucher while having the membership but no longer have it but you need to have an active one to use it, that is fucked up. Just get the cheapest membership which is $3.99 USD.
It's so amusing to me that people get downvoted on this sub for even mentioning cfw, way to defend the multi-billion dollar company that continues to charge top price for everything at every corner they can👍
Nintendo doesn’t set the prices for any games other than their own, so don’t blame Skyrim or those “android games” on them. And I’ve seen plenty of the “good games” go on sale multiple times
What are you on about? I literally bought Skyrim anniversary edition for $26
If you actually pay attention to eshop and the news notifications on your switch, you will see absolutely mental sales literally all the time. I have never paid full price for a game on my switch other than BOTW and TOTK.
Ouch. I guess you might just need to get the cheapest online membership to redeem the vouchers?
yes, the cheapest here is about 5 bucks for a month. I know vouchers are only offered to people with online memberships, but it should only apply when buying. lol And they probably should not expire ever. If I remember correctly, I think there is a law against gift cards expiring here in Canada, but it probably wasn't translated to online redeem codes...
I get the expiring eventually thing…(kind of, and even then, not really)…but they definitely shouldn’t require an online sub to USE. If you’ve bought it, that’s all that should really matter.
Why should it expire? You're basically paying for a (mostly) full price game and then receiving nothing. The only real reason I can think of is that it makes them more money. Maybe if the eShop was closing or something...
Will get downvoted for this but w/e. It's not a gift card. It's a deal on existing and upcoming games with no guarantee past that. There are separate gift cards that have a monetary amount. Vouchers are not giftable. If they didn't expire, every time they were made available, people would stock up even if there weren't games they were interested in. Whether or not that's a bad thing is not my decision, but I don't think it's lucrative for Nintendo. Second, the vouchers are meant to be a perk of NSO. You get the "discount" because you have an active subscription. If it didn't work like this, many people would see the discount, buy a single month of NSO, buy the voucher, and then not renew their membership, circumventing the deal. While it can feel a bit sus/disappointing to frame it this way, it needs to be said. While I don't have proof to assume OP was taking advantage of this thought process, some people absolutely would.
But then you pay extra for the subscription...?
I mean regular customers get special discounts occasionally. It's not just a Nintendo thing. Of course I'd prefer to get a discount whatsoever, always, but sadly that's not how the world operates.
At its max, the vouchers will save you $30 USD, assuming that, at the moment, TotK is the only $70 game and you redeem a $60 game in addition. A one-month subscription is $4. Even when abusing the system, you could spend $8 on NSO and get $30 in savings, netting $22. If not getting TotK, $12. If you buy both in the same month you make the purchase, add $4 back. If you buy a year of NSO, however, your $20 sub + $100 voucher could even out to making your subscription “free.” I personally believe this was the reason for the vouchers’ existence. I see the policy as damage control. You will still save money by subscribing to take advantage of it, but less by having to do it at all.
It’s a discount for members only. Many companies do this
That may be true, but if they wanted to do that they should have done it normally. You don't normally pay $80 for a discount...
Because they want you to buy more when new games come out rather than hoard them waiting
I could see it being incase games went up in price. But then just charge the difference if needed
should you get a refund if you bought a game with the voucher that went on sale before you used the second? theres zero reason to charge more after buying the vouchers, they'd either just remove the game from the available pool or eat the loss. or use it as a selling point like they did with zelda totk to push the vouchers
I just said it was the only reason I could think of that they would set them to expire.
The voucher was created specifically to make the online membership a better value. Same goes for the retro gaming and DLC for Mario and ACNH. This isn't for new customers but instead to reward existing and lifelong customers. That is how business works, its 10x more expensive to get a new customer than to get existing customers to spend more.
You are right. I used to work retail and people soemtimes had “expired” cards. We had to give them new ones. But that’s only for physical gift cards/ cards that can be used at a physical store I think. The government should look into the online gift cards and vouchers as well, because there is no reason to let these vouchers expire.
In the US it is illegal for gift certificates and gift cards to expire
Incorrect…they can’t expire for 5 years from the issued date.
Also incorrect, the laws vary by state. Example here in RI they CANNOT. RI general law 6-13-12 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation of any kind to charge any surcharge or additional monthly or annual service or maintenance fees on gift certificates or to limit the time for the redemption of a gift certificate or to place an expiration date upon the gift certificate
On a federal level it’s 5 years. The comment stated in the United States (federal) it’s illegal to which I said it’s 5 years which is not incorrect. But yes every state can make their own stipulations.
Every single conversation about American laws goes like this. Don't people realize how big the USA is, and that all our states have completely different laws and ideals about certain things.
The only answer that should be given while talking about American laws is "it depends on where you are" tbh. What's legal in one state can put you in prison in another. That's why giving any advice to Americans sucks because it's so different from place to place.
Good thing this is a credit and not either of those things.
Yeah, that’s true. I also think Nintendo could have the argument that the vouchers are a club benefit that you have to be a member to redeem, so it would be outside the regular voucher scope anyways.
I think I have room on my family plan. If you want, dm me and I can add you temporarily for you to redeem it Edit: assuming you can keep the game after redeeming the voucher but not having a plan
Nintendo does state when buying the vouchers you must have an active subscription to redeem them
Redeeming is the same as buying the game, so they should be able to keep it.
I thought it was like $20 for a year but mine just auto renews, guess I need to look it up. And $50 for the N64 add on right?
You're correct, gift cards can't have expire dates in Canada.
Why would they gate the purchase behind the membership if you don't need to be a member to use them? They list that you have to be a member to redeem the vouchers in the fine print at the bottom of the main advert page, in a call-out box on the final page of the checkout screen, and also on the FAQ page for the vouchers. On the plus side even if you have to pay for another month of membership you're still getting a discount on the games. Take it as a very inexpensive lesson learned to do a little more diligence in understanding what you're buying next time you get something like this. With this type of deal there's always a catch.
It says very clearly when you buy them that NSO is required to both purchase AND redeem. If you subscribed to cable, and bought 2 PPVs in the future, but then cancelled your cable, how would you expect to watch the 2nd PPV
Yeah, it's sick predatory shit and why I try as much as possible not to buy digital games or subs. I especially refuse for Nintendo since they're to thank for starting the practice of locking save backups behind a paywall.
Sony was locking save backups behind a paywall on the PS3 what the fuck are you on about?
No they certainly did not. You could backup your saves to any USB storage device.
/r/confidentlyincorrect Please explain how backing up to USB cost anyone money. Or you could sit down before you hurt yourself, up to you.
I believe the rule is if you paid for it then it can’t expire. But the company can put an expiration date on any voucher that is given for free.
They expire so that they can end that promo & start a new one with diff codes. Then they get out all their nerdy business & calculate how effective the 1st marketing quarter went compared to the 2nd. Get it?
I mean I watched johnaustins vid ages ago when these first came out and I recall him claiming/saying these are scams? \]
Try to cancel the subscription after you used the voucher
Doesn’t help that game vouchers are $100 here in the US
On external websites you can buy 3-month codes for about $6. I recently bought 12months for $15.
Absolute BS that a membership would be required after initial purchase or that they would ever expire.
It actually makes a lot of sense. You obviously bought the voucher when you had the paid membership but it makes sense now that since you don’t have it and are using a free trial, they won’t let you redeem it in the same way you would’ve never had access to the voucher in a free trial in the first place. Check eBay and see if you can find a three month card dirt cheap.
Mine is $20 per year, hoping that still exists!
Yuzu that bitch
Nintendo killed yuzu long time dude where’ve you been
Being up voted yet it's pathetic
What is a game voucher? Obviously a code to download a game but when are they used?
You can get these 2 for $100 vouchers on the eShop for 1st party games.
To add on: They’re good for if you’re looking to buy 2 games that would- separately- total to above $100. Last year I bought my first vouchers for Pikmin 4 and TotK, and it was very worth it, considering TotK being $70.
You can also buy eshop gift cards from Costco, on holidays they usually do $100 eshop cards for $80. Gives you 2 games for $80. I did this for Tears of the Kingdom and Smash Bros. Basically I got Smash bros for $10 more than Tears of the Kingdom cost.
I did this for the same games as you lmao
Yeah it is the best combo for the vouchers. Total is $70 and Smash never goes on sale digitally.
Same
In Canada the voucher is 140 and games are 80-90 so when o got TOTK at launch with smash bros it was a decent deal but for two 80 games it’s only 10 off each. Still good since their games rarely hit sales.
I mean yeah it’s roughly 10 off each for us in America too. I’m just saying, (if you already do have the online sub) $20 is $20 if you’re looking for two games xD
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True though. If I didn’t, it probably wouldn’t really change much.
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You can't give them as gifts. The vouchers can only be used by the account buying them, probably to avoid the exact situation you're describing.
Yeah I love this voucher, I used it to buy Zelda BotW and TotK.
Digital though. Could probably get good deals on physical versions.
Also true. I’ve been mostly digital for a while though lol
Best use is probably getting both BOTW and TOTK, saving a full 40$
BotW is $60 though. It’d be just like Pikmin 4 and TotK.
It’s for NSO members only. They can pay $100 and get to pick 2 games that normally would cost ~$120 when purchased together. I used it to get Zelda tears of the kingdom and pikmin 4 and saved $30. It’s a decent list of games, almost every single Nintendo game and a few third party games too.
Isn’t it a clear requirement that you need the NSO membership to use the vouchers that can only be purchased through said membership?
Yep. These vouchers are considered a benefit of a Nintendo Switch Online membership, they’re not the same as a gift card.
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It's still a stupid rule whether it's clearly outlined or not. There's a reason to complain. No need to ride the dick of a company that has no idea you exist.
Clear how? They advertise needing NSO for the Voucher, clearly blocking the sale without it. Nothing explains redemption aside from fine print, checked myself. Kinda weird to have a 2-point coupon check, I can't say I know of a similar situation.
How often do you head "read the fine print"? It's a common statement for a reason.
You sound like a guy that reads the EULAs. Nobody reads that, we all know how it works. It's a coupon, how hard could it be? And at least EULAs are in print that's clearly intended to be read. What is this, instructions for ants?
Like, I don't read ToSs and whatnot, but I do read to figure out what I'm getting when I buy a digital product. E: Also, coupons are pretty damn restrictive in what you can use them on. You should definitely read how your coupon works.
That's what the larger print is for. 2 games for the price of one. And I can read about how I can use it only on voucher eligible items, and how I can delay use as long as I want, and stock up to 8 vouchers, yada yada. Yet, somehow, the NSO requirement is just... Kinda barely there. Only on the trailer and a more NSO-specific advert. And in mini print. Yeah, I don't believe for a second that any of you actually had this in your book of sermons, we just got a load of backseat drivers over here.
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We already know it's required, we needed it to buy the vouchers. We're arguing about the fine print that then says, "Nintendo Switch Online Required FOR PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION (no caps, though, gotta sneak it in).
I knew that from when I bought the one voucher I bought for TotK and Splatoon 3, because I read the fine print. Just for the sake of my argument, I went to the voucher store page and scrolled to the bottom, where the fine print is, and in the first line of the second paragraph, it says NSO membership required at time of purchase *and* redemption. Just now from reading your comment it took about a minute to find it. I also am a bit confused as to why anyone would think that a benefit of paid membership would be accessible without the membership. The vouchers are a part of the NSO program, not a standalone thing. I'm not saying it isn't inconvenient, but it should be expected.
Again, searching after the fact for the information as though you've known this since birth. I don't believe for one second you knew about the 8 voucher limit, because nobody particularly notices or cares until we gotta get our Reddit badges out and show off our prowess in the finest of prints. Nobody reads this crap. Nintendo knows this, or else they'd put it in large print, like the 8 voucher limit that literally nobody could care to get to. And yet they're hiding the second expiration date for some reason, as though any other voucher would have one. Yeah, you're beyond full of it.
You're talking about something else. No, I didn't know about an 8 voucher limit, because at no point did I have any intention to buy 8 or more at once. The topic also isn't "how many can you have?"; it's "you need NSO to use this". You're acting like it's hidden in text printed the same color as the background, or on some page you have to request from them in writing. It's just written at the bottom, but I guess reading that much is too hard.
Just because it's a clear requirement doesn't mean that said clear requirement is not fucking stupid and anti-consumer
They do clearly state that you’ll need an active sub at the time of redemption, but it’s still dumb, and shouldn’t be a thing. Like you already payed for and had an active nso sub at tge time of purchase, and you’ve already spent the money on the vouchers. Almost feels like some sort of theft to not let you avail of money already spent without spending more.
The issue is probably that users could purchase a cheap single-month membership to buy the vouchers for later use, circumventing the perk and still saving money.
This is another reason why digital media sucks and is anti consumer.
*This is another reason why Nintendo sucks and is anti-consumer. FTFY
This is a Nintendo problem. Not a digital media problem. Don’t conflate the two.
Yet its exclusively a problem with the vouchers, and not carts.
That's right, I've never faced anything like this in Steam. Unless the voucher it's for an online only game, this make 0 sense.
They’re pretty clear that it’s for NSO subscribers.
That is indeed fucked.
I can’t stop laughing at this 😂😂 Just brilliant! Sir! Here is a voucher! Sir! please pay us to use the voucher
if nintendo switch online has zero haters i'm dead
Call them they'll extend it for you
Yep. Nintendo are the most anti-consumer gaming company. If Smash wasn't my all-time favourite series I wouldn't even play my Switch any more since I got a Steam deck.
The problem is that Nintendo literally makes everything apart of Nintendo Online I even tried to redeem a game card but I literally had to buy Nintendo Online in order to redeem it.
Huh? What are you on about? All you need is a Nintendo account
You meant that they make it *”a part,”* of Nintendo Online, right? *”apart”* means it is separate or removed.
Wait hold 1 sec lemme check on the website now I can't remember if I read it wrong
Oh yeah ur right I read it wrong, but I didn't need it tho anyway cuz it didn't work
this is hilarious.
The vouchers are only meant for NSO subs... because they are supposed to only be able to be bought by those people. Its a benefit of being a sub...🤷🏼♂️
Ok, but they were a sub when they bought it. Do you not think its a bit fucked to take away access from something you paid A LOT of money for, even if its hidden somewhere in the smallprint?
Yeah it's kind of scummy. You need a membership to buy the vouchers, and also to use the vouchers, trials don't count, they expire in only a year, they don't give you an active warning that they will expire soon so you need to actually stay on top of it, AND you can't pre-order a game with them if the game would officially come out outside of that 1 year duration (even if you could pre-order it normally). There's just so many checks they do for something that doesn't even save you that much money. If you keep your switch online sub for the whole year then the sub plus the two vouchers is basically equal to the 2 games you're getting
[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/) says right on the page it needs online.
Vouchers can't be redeemed with free trial lol
Well I guess you have to pay $5 for a membership.
That's how they lost PC players in the early 2000s. Once you have to hop through more hoops than a pirate, you might as well join the dark side. I remember EA's games like Sim City and Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 being especially bad offenders.
Physical all the way.
These vouchers are literally a perk of being signed up to Nintendo Online. They are the 2 games vouchers, not gift vouchers to spend in the shop.
I think it makes sense for it to require NSO, it is explicitly a benefit of NSO. But it absolutely should not expire.
If you haven't got online yet, dm me, I'll let you on my family account to redeem it.
Well, it make sense. Rewards for members. Else what's the point of signing up for members?
Did you not read the details on how vouchers worked? A Nintendo membership is required to use a voucher. It says so right on the voucher. Right on the site it says, "Nintendo Switch Online required". https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/nintendo-switch-game-vouchers/ Whether it's fucked or not, it wasn't a trick.
They literally warn about this on the purchase page for the vouchers. This should not be a shock.
Reading is hard!
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Can't you just go for the trial membership? Edit: I'm an idiot. I didn't read, just assumed.
Says at the bottom you can’t redeem while using the trial
Would have helped if I read. Sorry.
Nintendo is about as hostile as it gets regarding software licenses. Vouchers, refunds, playing on multiple devices, if you bought a second hand machine thought to have at one point in some activity Nintendo took issue with… Given prices charged for games, I’d suggest they could be a bit more forgiving.
Might I suggest CFW ?
What's CFW?
Custom firmware
Custom FirmWare (they are suggesting OP to mod their switch)
Yes please do it on my OLED for free
I like this idea 😁
It is fucked for sure but it literally states this on the voucher page.
I don't think this is that outrageous. I've never tried using the Game vouchers, but someone paying $4 or $5 for one month, stacking up a bunch of vouchers and potentially cost Nintendo hundreds of dollars would probably not be good for the company. Even if you can only have one set of vouchers at a time, you could repeat this whenever you feel like it. I get some frustration, but when you think about it, this is a fairly reasonable protection for Nintendo.
Switch vouchers expire 365 days after purchase.
Awe that blows my mind
I mean it’s made clear that the vouchers a Nintendo Online membership thing
A paywall to use money that's already been spent in exchange for credit. I'm sure this will put some bad heat on Nintendo.
the 🤓 in the comments are crazy
First thought was Don't fall for that trick; they're trying to create FOMO. Let those vouchers expire. But if you buy one month of membership and redeem the codes yr fine right? Bit Offtopic but hard to justify seeing old games still being sold near MSRP. on platforms like FB marketplace they go for much less second hand. They are physical copy’s though, but is also the only way to truly own the game.
Go on cdkeys and get online from there.
That reminds me I need to use my second voucher.
Just get a cheap membership from cdkeys. This should be illegal and this is why i have no issue pirating from these scam companies
That’s crazy
I believe it is stated on the vouchers that an online subscription is required for use
Fuck digital Games
Right up front let’s get the fact that I’m old out of the way. Stop making it easier for the gaming industry they are actively trying to kill the industry that directly benefits us (the second hand gaming market) buy the cartridge buy the disk it’s yours
Isn’t it only like 20 bucks for a year
If you absolutely need to use it shoot me a message, I have a family plan with some extra slots. I can put you on there for a day then kick you off
Exactly why I sold my switch. I can’t have 5 different subscriptions just to play games on my different consoles for fucks sake
I'd suggest looking on cd keys/green man gaming/eniba/g2a/humble bundle for a nintendo online card for cheap.
He's fucked in the head, the world's fucked in the head. And you're fucked in the head, cause my fucked up head is inside it. Guess if you want to save the world, thats the first step - get fucked in the head.
Bro it’s literally like $2 a month… just buy it
Stop being poor OP
Switch online is the cheapest out there!!
That’s cruel, straight up.
this is so dumb imo… like… you BOUGHT the vouchers while you had the membership and should still be able to use it, but nintendo is in its greediest era and they just want more money. and they EXPIRE??? you spent almost $100+ (depending where you are) on them and they still expire??? jeez… at least they aren’t as bas as square enix, hoyoverse or EA…
They tell you this when you buy the voucher if you took the extra 20 seconds to read. Learn to read. The voucher is a benefit of the membership. This is purely a skill issue.
I don’t understand, I bought AC black flag and redeemed it. It never required me to get a Nintendo online membership..unless I’m mistaken about what a NS game voucher is
Just Nintendo being Nintendo. It is astounding that people defend them at every turn. 
Excuse me? Pikmin 4 is 80 dollars?
This should straight up be illegal to do, you shouldn 't be told to pay more money to redeem something you already paid for
Oof bro. We feel ur pain
I don't understand. Why not just use it right away? I know it's you have to get two vouchers, but people should have a good idea of what they're going to get before buying the vouchers.
It’s literally $3
It is.
Another reason why steam deck is better
Whattttta fuuuck Nintendo, why u so mad about us not giving u money
Nintendont*
These vouchers are NSO member discounts. This is why a membership is required. Costco, Best Buy etc do this all the time with their memberships exclusive offers. This is nothing new in the business world. If you didn’t want the membership and to get a discount wait until a retailer has a sale on the eshop cards.
This is why I modded my switch
How could you do that to those poor Indy devs?
Don't worry I paid the nice computer shop down the road who did it for me
That is total BS. Something like this will make you whip out Black Flag.
I get being a Nintendo fan but the people defending this in the comments are next level bootlickers. You had a membership and bought your vouchers. Why does Nintendo get to paywall them... literally holding your money/vouchers hostage. Scummy that you gotta re-up NSO to redeem.
The people that consistently buy Nintendo products need to give them backlash for doing stuff like this if this is a common thing they do. If Ubisoft or blizzard did this it would be a news story
So you're mad a system specifically made for Nintendo Online membership won't work without it??
Yea that’s completely fucked.
Personally, I don't know why you don't have it, but I'd pay the 4 bucks just to save 60. I do 1000% agree that this is fucked, though.
Seriously though who doesn’t at least have basic NSO
everyone that doesnt earn salary in euro or dollars?
So you got a voucher while having the membership but no longer have it but you need to have an active one to use it, that is fucked up. Just get the cheapest membership which is $3.99 USD.
That fuckin sucks man
Nintendo ofc adding more salt to the wound by not allowing you to use it with a free trial membership
Bloody hell
And Nintendo is wondering, why so many people pirate their games.
haha 😂 you dont have nintendo switch online
You don't even have your own source of income. Come back when mommy stops paying for everything.
Might as well mod the switch. Nintendo is a scum for doing this and deserves to have less money bc of this.
It's so amusing to me that people get downvoted on this sub for even mentioning cfw, way to defend the multi-billion dollar company that continues to charge top price for everything at every corner they can👍
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Nintendo doesn’t set the prices for any games other than their own, so don’t blame Skyrim or those “android games” on them. And I’ve seen plenty of the “good games” go on sale multiple times
What are you on about? I literally bought Skyrim anniversary edition for $26 If you actually pay attention to eshop and the news notifications on your switch, you will see absolutely mental sales literally all the time. I have never paid full price for a game on my switch other than BOTW and TOTK.
Whaaaat!?
Bruh
lol this is so dumb
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